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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
VETERINARY SCIENCE YEAR
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the world's first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France in 1761; and
WHEREAS, 2011 will mark the 250111 mmiversary of veterinary education and the founding of the
veterinary medical profession; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians have played an integral role in discovering the causes of numerous
diseases that affect people, including salmonellosis, West Nile Virus, yellow fever and malaria; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians provide a valuable public health service through preventive medicine,
control of zoonotic diseases and scientific research; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians have advanced human and animal health by inventing and refining
techniques and instmmentations such as artificial hips, bone plates, splints and arthroscopy; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians play an integral role in protecting the quality and security of the herd
and food supply in N01ih Carolina and throughout our nation; and
WHEREAS, military veterinarians provide crucial assistance to the agricultural independence of
developing nations around the_ world; and
WHEREAS, disaster relief veterinarians provide public health service and veterinary medical
support to animals and humans displaced by disasters; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians are dedicated to preserving the human-animal bond and promoting the
highest standards of science-based, ethical animal welfare; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina is proud to recognize the 250111 am1iversary ofvete1inary
medicine and to join our nation and interested parties across the world in marking this milestone;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina
do hereby proclaim 2011 as "VETERINARY SCIENCE YEAR," and urge all citizens to commend its
observance.
BEVERLYEAVESPERDUE
IN have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
· this second day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand
ofthe United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
VETERINARY SCIENCE YEAR
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the world's first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France in 1761; and
WHEREAS, 2011 will mark the 250111 mmiversary of veterinary education and the founding of the
veterinary medical profession; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians have played an integral role in discovering the causes of numerous
diseases that affect people, including salmonellosis, West Nile Virus, yellow fever and malaria; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians provide a valuable public health service through preventive medicine,
control of zoonotic diseases and scientific research; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians have advanced human and animal health by inventing and refining
techniques and instmmentations such as artificial hips, bone plates, splints and arthroscopy; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians play an integral role in protecting the quality and security of the herd
and food supply in N01ih Carolina and throughout our nation; and
WHEREAS, military veterinarians provide crucial assistance to the agricultural independence of
developing nations around the_ world; and
WHEREAS, disaster relief veterinarians provide public health service and veterinary medical
support to animals and humans displaced by disasters; and
WHEREAS, veterinarians are dedicated to preserving the human-animal bond and promoting the
highest standards of science-based, ethical animal welfare; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina is proud to recognize the 250111 am1iversary ofvete1inary
medicine and to join our nation and interested parties across the world in marking this milestone;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina
do hereby proclaim 2011 as "VETERINARY SCIENCE YEAR," and urge all citizens to commend its
observance.
BEVERLYEAVESPERDUE
IN have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
· this second day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand
ofthe United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.